Once again... 'The Dig Tree'... Ho-hum !!

Greetings World's !!

It's a very wet & windy Saturday, here in England..... England's South-West corner that is. I suspect the rest of the country is having a worse time of it, but - as I often say - they don't worry about us, when we're weather beaten, sooooo.......

I've actually only been awake, for a few minutes..... even tho' it's well after 12 noon !! In my defense - it really is the drugs, that makes me tardy, first thing in the morning. There is some kind of link, between my night time pills & potions & the ones I take in the morning. Between them, they knock me sideways - really brain dead & sleepy. Nevermind...... I'm up now....

The main reason, for writing today, is to go back, to my most recent hospital visit & the brilliant 'The Dig Tree' by Sarah Murgatroyd !! I've written about this book, before - over this blog of mine - but, I can not tell you just how much I really like it !!

The first copy, that I had, I willingly gave to Lady V - when she & Sir J were visiting us, a couple of years ago....... this copy, the one I have now, is brand new..... and I mean brand new !! When I looked, into buying a new copy - I found it was out of print....... but, luckily, I found a company, who would re-print it for me !! Sooooo - that's what happened - I payed a little extra & it came, smelling of that fresh, new feeling, that you only get once in a while !! Brilliant !!

I took it with me, into the hospital & with-in a few days, I re-read the whole book, cover to cover !! For me, it's one of those books, that really has got a hook into me & that's a fact.

It's a brilliant insight, into the ".....ill-fated Burke & Wills 1860 expedition" to cross Australia, from the South, heading towards the North. It is, as good a book, as you will ever read..... well researched & well written, in a word.... "Brilliant" !! I don't know, just how many times, I've read it - but, even now, I find something new..... it's that kind of book, it really is !!

Unfortunately, there is a sad part to this book. The author, Sarah Murgatroyd died, shortly after it was published & she never lived long enough, to see how well it was received !! It was her only book - as far as I know - and it is really worth you time, to look it up & to give it a read...... go on, treat yourself !!

Right - enough about the book... "The Family" !!

As I type, B is upstairs, doing a bit of quilting. A nurse, in the hospital, asked if she could do it - the quilt - for her & B agreed. There are actually, 2 quilts - one each, for the nurses little boys...... made up, of some of their earliest clothes.... a "memory quilt", I think it's called.... tho', I don't really know for sure. Anyhow - B is working away on them, as I type....

As for the rest of the family..... we saw ME yesterday, for a couple of hours - which was great. As I keep saying - I love my daughter & I'm always happy to see her !! The baby will be here soon.... lots of fun !!

As for the music of the moment - well..... that's the old 2 Lp set, by Canned Heat called 'Living The Blues'. I'm actually listening to the Cd version, which B bought for me, way back in 2001.

There is a long story to this album.... but, I've probably told it before. In a nutshell - I used to buy albums, from a little shop, in the town where I was born. I could never afford to pay for them, outright - so the lady used to let me put albums away & pay for them over a number of weeks !! This was one of those albums....

The tracks are:

CD 1

1) Pony Blues
2) My Mistake
3) Sandy's Blues
4) Going Up The Country
5) Walking By Myself
6) Boogie Music
7) One Kind Favour
8) Parthenogenesis

CD 2

1) Refried Boogie

It was a far simpler time, back in 1968.... I loved listening to music & I was lucky enough to be around, at a time, when some of the best music was being written & played !! I'm not knocking new groups..... but, these older albums, well - they still get played & that's a fact !!

By & by... 'Parthenogenesis' is 19 minutes long & 'Refried Boogie' is 41 minutes long. It's all good & lots of fun to listen to !! Ho-hum...

Right - I better think on closing this down..... things to do & stuff like that. A little later, I'm taking B out for a meal - sooooo, I will need to rest up a bit now, or else I'm going to be asleep, while we're eating..... not so good !!

Anyhoo - I thank you for logging in & for reading my words.... from all across & around the World..... until next time...

Bye Bye